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as in square
having four equal sides and four right angles the design of the foursquare Georgian mansion is strongly symmetrical, the wide central hallway being flanked by two rooms on either side

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foursquare

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adverb

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Recent Examples of foursquare
Adjective
The first structure was unusual enough to become a local attraction: a large foursquare house with a center hall and verandahs on all sides. Mark Lamster, Dallas News, 15 Apr. 2020 This is an earnest, foursquare, if extremely well-made, melodrama. Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2020 The foursquare drill is meant to hone pitchers’ reaction time fielding comebackers and making awkward throws. Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 16 Feb. 2020 From today’s viewpoint, its most familiar American manifestations were possibly the comfortably foursquare domestic architecture and furnishing designs produced by Gustav Stickley in the early 20th century. Barrymore Laurence Scherer, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2018 Oddly enough, these statements are foursquare at odds with these legislators’ voting records. Deroy Murdock, National Review, 11 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foursquare
Adjective
  • The Baldwins have been a public lightning rod with their outspoken political views and social-media controversies.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In the September 1967 school board election, voters replaced two incumbent members with candidates who were outspoken opponents of the Oregon Plan.
    Time, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The Kansas City Royals hold all the cards in their pursuit of a second straight playoff appearance.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Just a straight, artificial line.
    Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The flats are made from smooth faux leather and have a modern square toe and double straps — just like the pair Kruger wore.
    Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The 13,956 square foot lake house is located on nearly six acres at 944 South Shore Drive on Lake Maxinkuckee in Culver, Indiana.
    Dana Hunsinger Benbow, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Some parenting ideas such as talking openly about race and teaching kids to be proud of their culture seem helpful.
    Alvin Thomas, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Parents can help by learning what content their kids see online, talking openly about these pressures, and guiding them toward healthy habits and safe choices.
    Ashleigh N. DeLuca, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But all friends need to be honest with each other, to tell each other home truths when it’s needed, to confront those awkward moments without fear of the reaction.
    Steve Sedgwick, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
  • But when those larger firms start to adopt similar habits—open forums, early interventions, honest check-ins—things change fast.
    Stephan Lendi, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • How and why the Great North Run has remained and remains relevant is not linear or straightforward.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The logic for this belief is straightforward.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Its skull also showed reduced articulations between key bones and a shallow quadrate angle, both of which are associated with piscivory.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • Its characters also express racist, sexist, homophobic, and just plain disturbing sentiments.
    Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Kaas is also remarkable in a tough role as the stern Anker, who is sometimes just plain mean.
    Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025

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“Foursquare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foursquare. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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